Topics
• Similarities and differences of the 2008 global financial crisis and the COVID-19 crisis and the Russia-Ukraine conflict from the aspect of public finances in the countries of the region
• Faster economic recovery vs. stability of public finances
• Consequences of slower economic growth and how to prevent uncontrolled growth of sovereign debt
• Financing the deficit in conditions of expected interest rate growth
• How will 2023 budgets differ from budgets in 2022
• Importance of public investments in crisis times - why Keynes is topical again
• Do the countries of the region have room to maneuver on fiscal stimulation to ease the recession trends in the region
• Cooperation between monetary and fiscal authorities in easing awakening inflation
• Stabilization of public finances following record deficits during the pandemic
• Structural and public company reforms - conditions for healthy public finances
• The fight against the gray economy in new circumstances
• Excise and tax policies in conditions of the „new normal“
• Cooperation with the IMF and other financial organizations in crisis times
Invited speakers:
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Aleksandar Damjanović, Finance Minister Montenegro
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Delina Ibrahimaj, Finance and Economy Minister Albania
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Filip Nikoloski, Deputy Minister of Finance North Macedonia
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Mirjana Vučić, Assistant Finance Minister Federation B&H
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Stephanie Verena Eble, Head of the IMF Regional Office for the Western Balkans
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Goran Pekez, Corporate Affairs and Communications director Adriatica JTI
Moderator: Milan Ćulibrk, Editor in Chief, NIN